About
Rep. Rotundo
Representative Peggy Rotundo was first elected in 2000 to the Legislature
as a State Senator where she served until she was termed out in
2008, from 2004-2008. During her tenure in the Senate she served
as the chair of the Appropriations Committee; chaired the State
and Local Government Committee; served on the Education and Cultural
Affairs Committee, the Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry Committee,
the Committee on Bills in the Second Reading and the Senate Ethics
Committee.
In 2008 she was elected to her first term as a member of the Maine
House of Representatives where she was the House chair of the Appropriations
Committee and has served on the Government Oversight Committee,
and as the House chair of the Citizen Trade Policy Commission. She
currently serves as the House Democratic lead on the Appropriations
Committee.
While in the Legislature she has been appointed to statewide commissions
to study tax reform, ways to increase the number of students going
on to post secondary education, as well as state policy around rail
transport, freedom of information issues, Native American tribal
issues, and state budget reform. She has also represented the State
of Maine as a Commissioner on the Education Commission of the States.
Rotundo helped found the Center for Service-Learning at Bates College
in Lewiston in 1995, which is a nationally recognized program that
connects Bates students to the community through service. She currently
serves as the Director of Special Initiatives for the Bates College
Harward Center for Community Partnerships. She is actively involved
in her community, has served on a variety of boards including the
Androscoggin Chamber of Commerce and LA Arts. Rotundo was a founding
member and co-chair of the Lewiston Aspirations Partnership with
L. L. Bean, and served on the steering committee to establish the
Lewiston-Auburn Youth Lacrosse Program in 1996. She was also a founding
member and former president of the Lewiston Education Fund.
Education and its importance in economic development have always
been of interest and concern to Representative Rotundo. In 1993,
she was elected to the Lewiston School Committee, which she chaired
for four years. Recognizing the importance of early education, Rotundo
became active in the Head Start program, serving for many years
as a board member. As a past president and the first vice-president
of the Maine School Boards Association, she traveled extensively
across the state and around the country speaking on behalf of public
education and advocating for the educational needs of Maine’s
children.
Rep. Rotundo has sponsored legislation that has created greater
public access to government information, a cleaner environment,
greater educational opportunities and better services for veterans
and the elderly. She has also led in creating bi-partisan state
budgets. Rep. Rotundo has won numerous awards for her work on these
issues and for her work in creating civil and respectful public
discourse.
Rotundo and her husband, Loring Danforth, have two children, both
of whom attended the Lewiston Public Schools. Her son, Nicholas,
a graduate of Yale University, is currently in graduate school at
Georgetown University. Her daughter, Ann, is a senior at Vassar
College.
To view high resolution photos of Rep. Margaret Rotundo click
here.
News
| May 16, 2012 | Public investment bonds get initial passage in Maine House
Democrats say jobs bonds would give needed “economic shot in the arm”
| | May 16, 2012 | Maine House gives final approval to bond proposals
Democrats say jobs bonds would give needed “economic shot in the arm”
| | May 16, 2012 | Public investment bonds get initial passage in Maine House
Democrats say jobs bonds would give needed “economic shot in the arm”
| | May 15, 2012 | House Republicans force budget cuts that put seniors, children at risk
| | May 10, 2012 | GOP lawmakers push dangerous, irresponsible budget
Democrats say thousands of seniors, children at risk
| | May 8, 2012 | Democrats call on governor to release new budget changes to public
Governor gives undisclosed “marching orders” to Republican lawmakers
| | April 26, 2012 | Bond proposals get initial support
Appropriations Committee votes out five separate bond proposals totaling $95.6 million
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Committees
Rep. Rotundo serves as the House Democratic Lead member on the Joint Standing
Committee on Appropriations
and Financial Affairs.
For more information about the schedule of committee hearings or to sign
up for advance notice of public hearings click
here.
Issues
To read Rep. Rotundo’s quote in the August 15, 2010 press release
(you will be redirected to the Lewiston Sun Journal website)
Expectations rising – Progress on the Androscoggin River ...read
more.
You can learn more about what the House Democrats are doing for
Maine by clicking
here. And I'd like to hear what you think -- please Contact
Me.
Legislation
Click on the button below to see all bills, joint resolutions
and orders I sponsored or cosponsored this session, as well as
legislative sentiments that honor and recognize people from our
district and throughout the state.
To do a general bill search, click
here.
Contact Me
Thank you for taking time to contact me. You may use the online
Contact Form to reach
me.
You can also contact me at my home:
446 College Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Home tel: (207) 784-3259
When the Legislature is in session, you can leave
a message for me by calling the State House Message
Phone: (800) 423-2900 or the State House TTY Line:
(207) 287-4469.
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